159710 - H Villiers - North Aisle in Westminster Abbey engraved by J Bluck 1812.

H Villiers - North Aisle in Westminster Abbey engraved by J Bluck 1812. This aquatint print is from The History of the Abbey Church of St. Peter's Westminster, Its Antiquities and Monuments by Rudolph Ackermann and William Combe, published in London 1812. One of the quintessential English Regency colour-plate books. This work is a superbly illustrated study of one of the most interesting edifices in the British Empire. Its remote antiquity, its edificial beauty, the character and variety of its architecture, as well as the ornament it affords to the metropolis, give it a superior distinction. Ackermann employed a variety of artists to bring out in the plates the lustre of stained glass windows and the dim religious light of the chapels. Among the illustrators were F. Mackenzie, A. Pugin, J. Bluck, and T. Sutherland. The work stands on its own merits as one of Ackermann's most ambitious and successful topographical colour-plate books with Combe's text, which unashamedly exudes a sense of national pride, is both interesting and informative. Size: 13in x 11in (33cm x 28cm) The print is in excellent condition - please inspect the image carefully for any occasional age related marks.